Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Daniels, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Daniels registered to vote in Austin County on August 5, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 34 years in Texas, 8 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
34 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Nelson Daniels

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Daniels
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
34 years
Years in Austin County
8 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
26 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

26 years

Nelson Daniels reported 26 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named Daniels in Austin County

Danielses elsewhere in Texas

All 39 freedmen named Daniels in Texas

Variations of Daniels

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 19 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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